Langham is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles west of the town of Gillingham, 24 miles south of the major city of Bath, 48 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Langham lies just east of the Somerset border. Langham falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Langham is Gillingham.
Langham is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Langham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Langham is SP8 5NX.
Langham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district.
The post town for Langham is Gillingham. Langham is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Langham is located at position 51.03284° latitude and -2.32705° longitude.
Latitude | 51.03284° |
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Longitude | -2.32705° |
The centre of Langham is located at the grid reference easting 377163 and northing 125993 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 377163 |
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Northing | 125993 |
Position of Langham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Langham to the centre of the town.
Position of Langham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Langham to the centre of the city.